Translation
Then, together with them, we, the living who remain, will be snatched up
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Paraphrase
Then, together with the righteous ones who have died before that moment, those of us who are still alive on earth will be swept up forcibly into the clouds for our meeting in the air with THE SUPREME RULER; After that we will never leave THE SUPREME RULER’S side.
Footnotes
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This word was often used of snatching bounty or plunder. It is similar to the word pillage. It was a swift, powerful act, almost violent in nature. It was in no way secretive, but rather it was usually done with displays of victory.